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Pulmonology
Survey of the management of patients with bronchiectasis: a pilot investigation in Asian populations
Ho Cheol Kim, Masaru Suzuki, Hui Fang Lim, Le Thi Tuyet Lan, Ho Lam Nguyen, Jeng-Shing Wang, Kang-Yun Lee, Jae Seung Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh, Sang Do Lee, Hayoung Choi, Hyun Lee, Sei Won Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1402-1409. Published online June 16, 2021
Background/Aims: Although international guidelines for bronchiectasis management have been published in Western countries, there is a lack of data about their application in Asian populations including patients with different phenotypes. We aimed to investigate the current status of bronchiectasis m..
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Analysis of high predicted pulmonary function: possibility of overestimation in small elderly examinees
Youjin Chang, Ho Cheol Kim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Jae Seung Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh, Sang Do Lee, Sei Won Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):142-149. Published online October 17, 2019
Background/Aims: Few studies have attempted to interpret unusually high predicted pulmonary function test results. This study aimed to investigate the demographic features of patients with an unusually high predicted pulmonary function.
Methods: The demographic data of subjects who underwent pulmon..
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Pulmonology
Comparison of clinical utility between diaphragm excursion and thickening change using ultrasonography to predict extubation success
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Jung-Wan Yoo, Seung Jun Lee, Jong Deog Lee, Ho Cheol Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(2):331-339. Published online October 19, 2017
Background/Aims: Both diaphragmatic excursion and change in muscle thickening are measured using ultrasonography (US) to assess diaphragm function and mechanical ventilation weaning outcomes. However, which parameter can better predict successful extubation remains to be determined. The aim of this ..
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Outcomes of very elderly (≥ 80 years) critical-ill patients in a medical intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Korea
Seung Hun Lee, Tae Won Lee, Sunmi Ju, Jung-Wan Yoo, Seung Jun Lee, Yu Ji Cho, Yi Yeong Jeong, Jong Deog Lee, Ho Cheol Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):675-681. Published online June 26, 2017
Background/Aims: This study evaluated clinical characteristics and outcomes in very elderly (≥ 80 years of age) critical-ill patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit (MICU) in a regional single tertiary hospital.
Methods: We retrospectively evaluated prospectively collected data in the MI..
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Usefulness of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease: a prospective observational study
Seung Jun Lee, Hyang Rae Lee, Tae Won Lee, Sunmi Ju, Sujin Lim, Se-Il Go, Jung-Wan You, Yu Ji Cho, Gyeong-Won Lee, Yi Yeong Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Deog Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):891-898. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood is a useful systemic inflammatory response biomarker. However, NLR has not been studied in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study was aimed to evaluate the usefulness of NLR in patients with COP..
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A prospective cohort study of latent tuberculosis in adult close contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Korea
Sun Hyo Park, Seung Jun Lee, Yu Ji Cho, Yi Yeong Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Deog Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Dick Menzies
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):517-524. Published online April 7, 2016
Background/Aims: The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in adult close contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients in Korea.
Methods: Adult close contacts of active pulmonary TB patients were recruited ..
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Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection Presenting as an Endobronchial Mass in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Ho Cheol Kim, In-Gyu Bae, Jeong Eun Ma, Jong Shil Lee, Kyoung-Nyeo Jeon, Jong Deok Lee, Young Sil Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):215-219. Published online September 30, 2007
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Pulmonary involvement of MAC may range from asymptomatic colonization of the respiratory tract to invasive parenchymal or cavitary disease. However, endobro..
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Prone Positioning Improves Oxygenation Without Adverse Hemodynamic Effects during Partial Liquid Ventilation in a Canine Model of Acute Lung Injury
Jung Hye Hwang, Yong Soo Kwon, Eun Hae Kang, Won Jung Koh, Kyeong Woo Kang, Ho Cheol Kim, Man Pyo Chung, Ho Joong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Gee Young Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2004;19(4):237-242. Published online December 1, 2004
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